Beatriz Milhazes: Jardim Botânico

The first major U.S. retrospective on Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes (b. 1960), the exhibition will feature the artist’s large-scale abstract paintings inspired by Brazilian and European Modernism, Baroque forms, popular culture, and the decorations of Carnival. During the early 1990s, the artist developed an unusual painting technique, in which she adhered separate images executed in acrylic paint—such as flowers, arabesques, lace patterns or peace-signs—onto canvases in a style that references collage, graffiti and plastic decals. This practice results in richly textured surfaces that appear prematurely aged. The exhibition will include works produced over the last 25 years of the artist’s career and examine their evolution from softer, more decorative forms to harder-edged abstraction.

Watch Beatriz Milhazes discuss her exhibition "Jardim Botânico"

Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes discusses her first major U.S. retrospective. The exhibition features the artist’s large-scale abstract paintings inspired by Brazilian and European Modernism, Baroque forms, popular culture, and the decorations of Carnival. With an introduction by Tobias Ostrander, PAMM Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs.

On the occasion of the opening of her first major U.S. retrospective, Jardim Botânico, Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes speaks with PAMM Chief Curator Tobias Ostrander about the evolution of her work.

On Thursday, September 18, 2014, visitors celebrated the opening of "Beatriz Milhazes: Jardim Botânico", presented by Itaú, at Pérez Art Museum Miami. The opening celebration featured the Miami debut of Brazilian band Alma Tropicalia, sets by DJ Marcello Bentine and Brazilian-inspired cocktails as the sun set over Museum Park.

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On September 19, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will present the first major U.S. survey of works by Brazilian abstract artist Beatriz Milhazes. On view through January 11, 2015, "Beatriz Milhazes: Jardim Botânico" will feature over 40 large-scale paintings, collages, and screenprints from the past 25 years of her career.

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The selection and presentation of artists, collections, and commissioned projects for PAMM is guided by the Museum’s mission to create dialogues across and through local, regional, and international contexts and to emphasize artists and projects that engage with traditions from the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

On the occasion of the opening of her first major U.S. retrospective, Jardim Botânico, Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes speaks with PAMM Chief Curator Tobias Ostrander about the evolution of her work.